Jeff McDonald

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Jeff McDonald is a member of the investigative reporting team, and was named journalist of the year in 2015 by the local Society of Professional Journalists. He writes about government and institutional misconduct and waste in San Diego County and beyond. He can be reached at (619) 293-1708 or jeff.mcdonald@sduniontribune.com.

Recent Articles

Former District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis held a meeting with reporters on Wednesday to say she will not accept a salary if elected to the Board of Supervisors, and never intended to.Her pledge reiterared something said two weeks ago by her campaign consultant, after The San Diego Union-Tribune reported...

The California Public Utilities Commission has rejected the University of California’s request to join the proceeding dividing costs of the San Onofre nuclear plant failure.UC wanted the chance to compete for millions of dollars in greenhouse-gas research funding.The money was first negotiated...

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors has decided not to schedule a budget hearing after-hours so people who work during the day can testify about how county funding should be spent.Community groups complain that the county policy is shutting out working people from the budget process.Supervisor...

The University of California is requesting to be recognized as a party to the settlement of costs for the failed San Onofre nuclear plant north of Oceanside.In a previous version of the settlement, UC campuses had a shot at grant funding for greenhouse gas research. The new proposal instead favors...

An engineer from Fallbrook is working to qualify an initiative for the November ballot that would take away the ability for members of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors to set their own pay.The measure is awaiting certification from the county Registrar of Voters to begin signature-gathering.The...

Readers of The San Diego Union-Tribune are hoping for the best as a new owner is set to acquire the newspaper.A sale would mean fifth owner of the Union-Tribune in the past nine years.The sale sparked debate over whether newspapers are better served by corporate or private owners. News that The...

An investigation into how a homeless person was placed into a San Diego trash truck in December has resulted in new rules for cleanup workers and increased training.Unspecified punishments were handed down, including the termination last week of a deputy director.The city still cannot say whether...

San Diego plans to close escrow this week on a $7 million property without the benefit of an independent appraisal.Title to the land and improvements changed in October and the current assessment for tax purposes is just over $5.8 million.The property used to be an indoor skydiving facility and...